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John Goodman
Former Employee – worked at Mervyns
Pros – The Company believed in promoting within so was a great opportunity for career growth
Cons – The Company filed for Chapter 7 and then Chapter 11 and we were ALL out of jobs within 4 days
Advice to Senior Management – Don't liquidate
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-09 00:57 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Mervyns full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Promotions from within were the best. It was a small place and you knew everyone
Cons – They went out of business
2013-04-26 16:56 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Mervyns part-time for more than a year
Pros – The managers were very knowledgeable and trained very well
Cons – When your understaffed, youre the only one helping out the customers.
2013-04-17 23:20 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Mervyns full-time for more than a year
Pros – Good employees to work with, the managers were helpful and went out of their way to make sure that you could get the help you needed for your department
Cons – A lot of long hours, had a tendency to schedule you to close late one night, and then be there very early the next morning. Very busy environment
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-03-27 04:56 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Mervyns full-time for more than a year
Pros – Great people who have a passion for their work. Company now out of business. Sold by Dayton Hutson to Sun Capital Investments in 2004. Top management executives changed company direction 3 times in a 1 1/2 years, broke up the company and sold off stores.
Cons – Typical awful retail management hours. A 50 hour week was a great week. 55-65 hours were more common.
Advice to Senior Management – Should have developed a cohesive strategy and stuck with it. Lack of identity caused the company to lose its core customer base to Kohl's.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-19 10:28 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Mervyns
Pros – fast advancement into senior level
Cons – low pay and you had to move
2013-02-24 19:56 PST
Former Employee – worked at Mervyns part-time for less than a year
Pros – Fun people to be around, great times working there
Cons – Not much, stayed too short of a time.
Advice to Senior Management – don't liquidate
2013-02-18 20:11 PST
Former Employee – worked at Mervyns full-time for more than a year
Pros – Retail and Customer Service experience gained.
Cons – Store closure due to Bankrupcy
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2012-12-28 11:15 PST
Former Employee – worked at Mervyns full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – The supervisors are good at their jobs and built some good relationships
Cons – Upper management was very distracted and splintered in their directions.
Advice to Senior Management – Can't company went out of business
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2012-09-14 12:11 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Mervyns part-time for more than a year
Pros – had a lot of oppurtunities and also learned a lot. as it was my first job it was satisfying.
Cons – the store needed better security system. noticing a lot of shop lifters. didnt know that there were people out there that really do those things.
Advice to Senior Management – manager was great
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2012-07-10 10:55 PDT
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